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The first round of the legislative elections was widely followed, including beyond the borders of France. While the National Rally came out on top, followed by the New Popular Front, the European press expressed its concern on Monday morning about the future of the French political landscape.
The day after the first round of the legislative elections in France, the RN came out on top, followed by the New Popular Front and, in third place, the presidential camp. While the vote was closely followed internationally, how does the European press analyse these results?
“A dizzying fall into the unknown” sums up the daily Free Belgiumwho is categorical: this election is a prelude to the triumph of the extreme right. An observation shared by the German newspaper The world who notes that “France has never been as extreme as today.”
The Macronist camp “disintegrated”, according to the Belgian press
This election could have a resounding impact across Europe, the European press worries. “No one is fooled by Le Pen’s positions,” declares the Spanish newspaper The Vanguardia“she who applauded Brexit and encouraged the French to follow the same path”, continues the daily, recalling in passing that one of her great promises was the reduction of France’s annual contribution to the EU budget.
Macron, who in 2017 “dreamed of a fusion of the political landscape, has achieved fission,” observes the Belgian newspaper. The evening“His camp is now disintegrated, pulverized like a puzzle,” he concludes.